{"id":2221636,"date":"2024-04-15T17:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-members-conflate-israel-with-iran-after-iranian-attack\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:45:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:45:59","slug":"squad-members-conflate-israel-with-iran-after-iranian-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-members-conflate-israel-with-iran-after-iranian-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Team members mix up Israel with Iran following Iranian assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsquad-members-conflate-israel-with-iran-after-iranian-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Squad members criticize Israel following Iran&#8217;s attack, equating \u2062the two nations. They denounce the violence stating opposing opinions on the conflict. Prime Minister Netanyahu is\u200b evaluating\u2064 a response, while President Biden reassures no counterattack support. Bowman,\u200c Lee, and Bush face tough \u2064primary races against pro-Israel competitors amid escalating \u2063tensions. Members of the Squad criticize \u2064Israel after Iran&#8217;s attack, drawing parallels \u200bbetween the two nations. They express contrasting\u2062 views on the conflict. Meanwhile, Prime Minister\u2064 Netanyahu contemplates a response, and President Biden indicates no support for a counterattack. Bowman, Lee, and Bush are in challenging primary races against pro-Israel\u200d opponents during these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-continues-nuclear-program-aims-to-enrich-uranium-to-20\/\" title=\"Iran continues nuclear program, aims to enrich uranium to 20%\">escalating tensions<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Bowman, Lee, and Bush use Iran\u2019s attack as a reason to criticize Israel<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tCori Bush, Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Members of the left-wing &#8220;Squad&#8221; are responding to the unprecedented attack on Israel by equating Iran with the Jewish state and condemning both nations.<\/p>\n<p>After Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel early Sunday, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) issued a statement that likened the attack to an Israeli strike on an Iranian compound in Syria. The strike killed a senior Iranian commander who was in charge of arming Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror group that has fired thousands of rockets at Israel since Oct. 7. Iran&#8217;s attack killed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/14\/world\/middleeast\/israel-iran-negev-bedouin.html#:~:text=The%20girl%2C%20who%20lives%20in,a%20hospital%20after%20the%20attack.&#038;text=The%20hospital%20waiting%20room%20was,relatives%2C%20no%20flood%20of%20patients.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/14\/world\/middleeast\/israel-iran-negev-bedouin.html%23:~:text%3DThe%2520girl%252C%2520who%2520lives%2520in,a%2520hospital%2520after%2520the%2520attack.%26text%3DThe%2520hospital%2520waiting%2520room%2520was,relatives%252C%2520no%2520flood%2520of%2520patients.&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713294259624000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3LJDMppPRRzRbnSLlHAQ-e\">7-year-old girl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I unequivocally condemn the Iranian military\u2019s attack on Israel, just as I condemn the Israeli military attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria ordered by Prime Minister Netanyahu that sparked this dangerous escalation,&#8221; Bowman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBowman\/status\/1779838881132577214\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBowman\/status\/1779838881132577214\/photo\/1&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713294259624000&#038;usg=AOvVaw32Vp8wCo3OrYEV8Vtf9E9N\">wrote<\/a> in a Monday post. &#8220;We cannot condemn violence on one hand and then condone it in the other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; members Summer Lee (D., Pa.) and Cori Bush (D., Mo.) issued similar statements on Sunday, with Lee condemning &#8220;Israel&#8217;s strike on the Iranian consulate&#8221; and Bush using the Iranian attack to condemn &#8220;Netanyahu&#8217;s maniacal, genocidal acts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must oppose all violent escalations right now. I condemn Iran&#8217;s retaliatory strikes on Israel &#038; Israel&#8217;s strike on the Iranian consulate. I agree with President Biden&#8217;s immediate call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-is-finally-figuring-out-he-cant-appease-antifa-rioters-video\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Finally Figuring Out He Can\u2019t Appease Antifa Rioters (VIDEO)\">de-escalation<\/a> &#038; making clear to Netanyahu that we oppose any Israeli counterattacks,&#8221; Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SummerForPA\/status\/1779666222713368838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/SummerForPA\/status\/1779666222713368838&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713294259624000&#038;usg=AOvVaw34JN7F1YSlFeCbV0keIXT8\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am deeply concerned by the Iranian military\u2019s attack on Israel, which comes in response to the Israeli military&#8217;s attack on the Iranian Embassy in Syria,&#8221; Bush <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCori\/status\/1779542210293199231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/coribush\/status\/1779911256125690067?s%3D46%26t%3DyRFQgvXogFzhP2pNg7ZSIw&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713294259624000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3hxcIEMp4WbjAAJuJutCza\">added<\/a>. &#8220;We must stop arming Netanyahu&#8217;s maniacal, genocidal acts. President Biden is right to call for an immediate de-escalation,&#8221; she later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coribush\/status\/1779911256125690067?s=46&#038;t=yRFQgvXogFzhP2pNg7ZSIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bowman, Lee, and Bush\u2019s comments come as all three members of Congress are facing uphill primary races against pro-Israel challengers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is the first time Iran has directly attacked the Jewish State from its own territory. Israel and its allies prevented 99 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Israel\/status\/1779442060522565865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/Israel\/status\/1779442060522565865&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713295444158000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2ri5bUxzscBcJhWhCl7782\">percent<\/a> of the missiles from reaching Israeli airspace. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still weighing a military response. President Joe Biden on Saturday reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/14\/biden-netanyahu-iran-israel-us-wont-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/14\/biden-netanyahu-iran-israel-us-wont-support&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713295444158000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2mbdmVreDo1Fvy8maillGi\">told<\/a> Netanyahu that the United States would not support any counterattack against Iran.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It\u2019s been a long night\/morning but one thing is clear. We are strong, resilient and we will never give in to terror. Those who harm the people of Israel will pay the price,&#8221; Israel&#8217;s official account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Israel\/status\/1779397368183431261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/Israel\/status\/1779397368183431261&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713295444158000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2cMAuDQwMNknrYfsKkjHWO\">wrote<\/a> in a Sunday post.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman finds himself 17 points <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/anti-israel-squad-member-jamaal-bowman-down-17-points-in-primary-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behind<\/a> Westchester County executive George Latimer, whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamaal-bowman-endorsed-a-gen-z-group-calling-to-end-cash-bail-while-results-of-the-policy-plague-his-district\/\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman supports Gen Z group's call to abolish cash bail, but policy outcomes impact his district\">local rabbis encouraged<\/a> to run, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/new-york-county-exec-launches-primary-campaign-against-anti-israel-democrat-jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citing<\/a> Bowman&#8217;s hostility toward the Jewish state. In the wake of Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 attack, the two-term congressman has accused Israel of &#8220;mass murder,&#8221; &#8220;genocide,&#8221; and &#8220;ethnic cleansing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bowman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBowman\/status\/1710711916484579524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blamed<\/a> Israel\u2019s &#8220;blockade of Gaza&#8221; for the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. Bowman later <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/they-blamed-israel-for-hamass-attack-jamaal-bowman-is-touting-their-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touted<\/a> a January endorsement from The Jewish Vote, a group of anti-Israel activists that said the Oct. 7 attacks were not &#8220;unprovoked.&#8221; Members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing group<\/a> were previously pictured with Bowman at his campaign launch.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s primary opponent, Pittsburgh-area borough councilwoman Bhavini Patel, joined 41 rabbis and cantors in <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/rabbis-blast-squad-member-summer-lee-over-campaign-donations-from-anti-semites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> on her to return campaign contributions from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other anti-Israel activists which blamed Israel for the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Lee&#8217;s vote and anti-Israel rhetoric <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/summer-lee-praises-carnegie-mellon-professor-who-likened-israel-to-nazi-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prompted<\/a> criticism from Rabbi Seth Adelson of Pittsburgh&#8217;s Congregation Beth Shalom, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/29\/us\/politics\/democrats-israel-palestine-primaries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; that Lee was not &#8220;more proactive&#8221; in supporting her district&#8217;s Jewish community. Forty Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh similarly skewered Lee in a November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/politics-government\/2023-11-01\/local-jewish-leaders-call-on-lee-to-exercise-better-leadership-on-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, which called on the congresswoman to &#8220;exercise better leadership and join her colleagues in upholding the moral obligation for Israel to protect its citizens against Hamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A coalition of Jewish organizations similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/they-endorsed-hamas-terrorism-then-they-hosted-a-big-ticket-fundraiser-for-jamaal-bowman-and-cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> Bush of &#8220;fanning the flames of antisemitism&#8221; and showing &#8220;little outrage against the horrendous attacks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Representative Bush has shown little outrage against the horrendous attacks by an organization whose very charter calls for the killing of all Jewish people,&#8221; the coalition wrote in a November letter. &#8220;To the contrary, in private discussions she has stated repeatedly that she supports the Jewish community, is listening to our fears and concerns, and stands against antisemitism,&#8221; the coalition continued. &#8220;She then issues public statements that directly contradict what she told us in private.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bush, who faces St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, has repeatedly accused Israel of committing &#8220;genocide.&#8221; The St. Louis congresswoman was one of just two House members who <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2024\/01\/bush-tlaib-vote-against-bill-barring-oct-7-attackers-from-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted against<\/a> a January bill that barred terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 attack from entering the United States. Bush said the bill would &#8220;target immigrants and incite anti-Palestinian hate.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s primary date against Patel is slated for April 23, while Bowman will square off against Latimer in late June and Bush against Bell in August. The winners of those primaries are expected to win their general elections in November.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman, Lee, and Bush did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowman, Lee, and Bush seize the opportunity to critique Israel following Iran&#8217;s assault. 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